Starting on September 1, many of you committed to trying to get on the water at least 20 times during the 30 days of the month. (I managed a respectable 25 days this year, while my friend Drew Price fished all 30!) As an added incentive–although you . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Make the Most of Your Bank Shots
By William G. Tapply
Stalking the banks can often produce surprisingly large trout.
Photo by Phil Monahan
Bill Rohrbacher and I picked our lunch site for the shade of the lonely cottonwood, the gurgle of the river, and the upstream view. The brown-and-yellow Montana plains rolled off to distant . . .
Read MoreVideo: Understanding Different Kinds of Bucktail Hair
Many patterns call for bucktail hair, but you need to know your way around the bucktail itself to choose the kind of hair right for each application. Tim explains the differences among hair from the top third, middle, and bottom third of the tail, and he . . .
Read MoreThe Yallerhammer, an Appalachian Classic
The old man called the fly the “skull crusher” because the brook trout would come after it so hard and fast that they’d bash their heads on boulders. He tied them with one arm, in the cool of the little store in the . . .
Read MoreStream to Salt VII: Avoiding Unproductive Options
One of the greatest challenges trout anglers face when switching to salt water is the task of narrowing down the seemingly endless possibilities into a coherent approach. There is just so much water to cover, and so many . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Use a Perfection Loop to Tie On a Fly
We’ve posted about the perfect loop several times, including the excellent video from Tightline Productions about how to tie a perfection loop at the butt end of your leader. But did you know that you can also use the same knot to tie on a fly? Many . . .
Read MoreCashmere vs. Merino: What’s the Best Wool to Wear?
Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival 09.30.22
Welcome to an all-new edition of the Orvis News Friday Fly-Fishing Film Festival, in which we scour the Web for the best fly-fishing videos available. This week, we serve up a sweet dozen productions that will take you around the world and offer . . .
Read MorePodcast: Why Young People Fly Fish, Part 2, with Lukas Draugelis
Anyone involved in the world of fly fishing knows that young people are getting involved at a rate greater than any time in its history. Why? What do they want out of fly fishing, why does it appeal to them, and what do they see as the future of fly . . .
Read MoreTake an ALL-NEW Orvis Fly-Fishing Trivia Challenge 09.29.22
Our sorta-twice-monthly(?) trivia challenge is back, with Assistant Editor Evan Jones serving as Quiz Master from now on. Every so often, Evan will test your knowledge of all things fly fishing. Remember that this is trivia, not a litmus test for what every . . .
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